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  • DFI
    High Mobility Grouting Prevents Historic Fountain from Sinking

    By Brian M. Fraley

    "Portions of the Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pa., were in “imminent danger,” according to a restoration services request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Cit

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Sloping Rubble Marine Seawalls Founded on Soft Soil Improved by Stone Columns

    By Eleonora Di Mario, Colin B. Turnbull, Matthew G. Mills, Chengbin Miao, Wilhelm S. Degen

    "In the past decade, the ‘zero-dredge’ philosophy has become the preferred option for the formation of marine seawalls and reclamations, compared to the partially or fully dredged options, as this sol

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Geotextile Encased Columns (GEC) as Pile-Similar Foundation Elements: Basics, Specifics, Case Studies

    By Marc Raithel, Sven Schröer, Lilma Schimmel, Dimiter Alexiew

    "The Geotextile Encased Columns (GEC) deep foundation system for embankments and dikes on soft soils was introduced some 20 years ago and is now considered State-of-the-art in Germany, Europe and, ste

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Design And Construction Of The Deepest Cfa Pile In Australia

    By W. L. Chong

    For a project located in Docklands Victoria, a high-rise development was proposed where the geology comprised soils of various compositions and consistencies to approximately 50m deep before being und

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Drilled Displacement Piles - An Innovative Alternative to Typical Steel Driven Piles

    By Patrick Granitzki, Alicia Plinio, Janitha Batagoda, Peter Howell

    The City of Newark is making a comeback with new mixed-use multi-storied Residential Development projects. The majority of developers tend to use driven H-pile deep foundation systems to support their

    Sep 8, 2021

  • DFI
    Soil Mixing for the LPV-111 Levee Improvements, New Orleans: A Case History

    By Filippo Maria Leoni, George Filz, Wesley Schmutzler, Matteo Bertoni

    "The US Army Corps of Engineers selected the Deep Mixing Method (DMM) for the required stabilization at the LPV 111 Project (New Orleans, USA). DMM was used for ground improvement/foundation strengthe

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Open Cell Sheet Pile® Dock In Remote Alaska Provides Innovative And Cost-Effective Solution

    By Dempsey S. Thieman

    Innovative marine bulkhead design and construction techniques were used in the fast-track design and construction of a high-capacity, deep-water dock in the highly seismic region of Alaska?s Aleutian

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Safety Evaluation Of Adjoining Structures In Urban Areas During Deep Excavation: A Case Study Of Nagpur Metro

    By Shreya Vivek Hokam, Dr. A. I. Dhatrak, S. W. Thakare, Dr. Vivek S. Hokam

    Construction in congested urban areas has necessitated tall and massive structures. In urban areas, it is common to construct underground structure nearby existing buildings. Selection of an appropria

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Geotechnical Instrumentation of Pile Foundations Embedded In Molasse of a High-Rise Building

    By A. Daouadji, P. Cazes, S. Grange, L. Briançon, R. Milane

    Construction in congested urban areas is often accompanied by geotechnical problems due to high loads and the impact caused by nearby buildings. For this reason, it is important to understand the beha

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Use of Enhanced Pre-Mixed Self-Hardening Grout for an Emergency Cut-Off Wall Intervention in West Africa

    By Maurizio Siepi, Bruno Vingiani, Claudio Asioli

    "The article describes an emergency rehabilitation intervention executed at Buyo Dam, in Ivory Coast, to intercept a significant water seepage occurring through the foundation of this zoned earthfill

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    The Galataport Project In Istanbul, Turkey. A Unique Case History In Geotechnical Engineering

    By Carlandrea Albonico, Salvatore Miranda

    After a brief introduction of the whole Project, the paper describes two special geotechnical engineering solutions provided within the scope of the Galataport Project, in Istanbul, Turkey. The first

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Replacing Top Layer Of Soft Clay With Compacted Engineering Fill To Improve The Lateral Capacity Of Piles

    By Venugopal Bonani, Kumaran M., Thomas John

    Liquid storage tanks are usually located in nearshore or coastal regions with soil profiles containing thick layers of compressible soils. These storage tanks are usually of large diameter up to 90m a

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Virtual Imaging Technologies as Decision-Making Tools for Geo- Hazards

    By Arpana P. Sabu, Themis Vaxevanis, Sissy Nikolaou, Guillermo Diaz-Fanas

    Geo-failures from extreme events (landslides, wild fires, earthquakes, floods, etc.) have increased exponentially in recent years around the world and within the USA. When catastrophic failures occur,

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Design Equations For Laterally Loaded Piles Embedded In Sand

    By T. G. Davies

    The paper presents design equations for singly laterally loaded piles embedded in sand. These equations were obtained from a comprehensive nonlinear analysis of free and fixed head piles subjected to

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    An Analysis of LRFD for Helical Anchors

    By Ronaldo Luna, Donald Deardorff

    "The use of load and resistance factor design (LRFD) is well documented since the 1960s for structural applications when it was first adopted into the American Concrete Institute Building Code in 1963

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Liner Piles Used As Support To Kentledge For Initial Compression Load Test

    By Venugopal B, M Kumaran, Thomas John, Vetriselvan A

    The initial pile load tests are conducted to ensure the geotechnical capacity of the pile in a particular site condition. Normally kentledge method is adopted for the compression pile load tests. In t

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Building Risk Assessment For Urban Rail Transit Systems In India - Current Practices And Challenges

    By Manchanda H, Agarwal J.

    The construction industry has one of the largest numbers of injuries compared to other industries. Thus, reducing accidents and determining construction risks are extremely important. One of the essen

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Bio-Grout Based Soil Improvement

    By Terzis D. PhD, Katterbach M.

    While awareness around the environmental impact of existing grout materials and chemical binders is increasing rapidly, biotechnologies are growing traction as sustainable alternatives in groundwork o

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Quality Assessment of Seismic Data Sets and the Impact on Interval Velocity Estimates in DST

    By Gerald Verbeek, Erick Baziw

    "Downhole Seismic Testing (DST) is an important geotechnical testing technique for site characterization as it provides low strain (<10-5) in-situ interval compression (Vp) and shear (Vs) wave velocit

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    The Development and State of Practice of Cutter Soil Mixing in North America – The First 10 Years

    By Brian Wilson, Franz-Werner Gerressen

    "Cutter Soil Mixing, also known as CSM, was developed in Europe as an alternate method of Deep Mixing to the more traditional single and multiple auger techniques, and brought to market by Bauer Masch

    Jan 1, 2015